General Discussion
er.......it seems the EU might have some dosh we could have. Trouble is though, we haven't applied for any. Why would that be then? http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-eu-britain-floods-idUSBREA1B1KX20140212 update/update/update - see below seems that since that reuters article was published we have indeed applied to the EU ...
Funding and the Somerset levels http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/06/uk-government-somerset-levels-20m-flood-plan
I'll add another bit to my question above. 1.Who has, so far, paid for the work going on at the Dawlish and Teignmouth seawalls? NR? 2.Who has paid, so far, for the work taking place at the Somerset Levels and the Thames Valley? the EA? 3. Where have these agencies got this money from? Their own contingency funds? Central government top up? Other? 4. If the government stumps up the ...
So.......if this country hasn't got any money to spare and borrowing is out of the question then where is the, presumably public , money going to come from for all the flood/coastal defences that we now need? (not necessarily expecting you to answer that. Regard the question as rhetorical).
Okay what my thinking is, is this. 1. Is it possible for there to be a breakwater or some such similar thing at Dawlish in order to help protect the railway? NR presently looking at this and will report in the next few months or so. 2. If this is a possiblity then what form(s) can this breakwater or similar take and how much would each option cost? 3. How will what is being proposed be ...
Michael, what I am getting at is this: Somewhere in the back of my brain is lurking the thought that local authorities are restricted as to how much money they can borrow by dictate of central government. Is that right? Also, and this applies to central government as well, surely now is the time with record low interest rates for loans to be taken out.
Okay, just looked up stuff about the Severn barrage proposals (proposal not happening for various reasons) and couldn't find anything at all under tidalbarriersrus.com Which sort of brings us back to what is happening at Swansea. (see separate thread). I've looked at the Swansea lagoon website and it does say on there that the private developers are up for going to talk to other interested ...
@Michael Clayson - can you tell us please what local councils (and I include all three tiers in the term local councils) can and cannot spend public money on in terms of local infrastructure, and what restrictions there are with regard to LAs borrowing money from the money markets in order to for them to spend that money on local infrastructure requirements.
Doh! Silly me. Of course! I'll write a letter to our MP asking her if the reason private sector finance isn't being looked at is because there is no profit to be made. If I get a response it will be interesting to see what she says.
I'm confused. My brain must be getting addled. Please can someone unconfuse me. Here is what I am confused about. We have a government whose political/economic philosophy is pro private sector money spending/investment rather than public sector. It wishes to cut back on public (tax payer funded) spending. It is a governemnt that advocates the free market, free enterprise and aspiration. It ...
